"If big air becomes an Olympic sport it would be a very exciting prospect," McKenna, who competed in halfpipe in three Winter Olympics and is now GB Park and Pipe programme manager, told BBC Sport in April.

"We have world-class big air athletes and there is strength and depth with lots of youngsters coming through too."

Great Britain won a record-equalling four medals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Half of those were provided by curling teams, who will have a chance to help Britain to an improved medal haul in 2018 with the addition of a mixed doubles event.